Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People
Ancient City of Angkor Was Jam-Packed With People Share Filed to:alison carter Artist's interpretation of daily life inside Angkor Wat's fourth enclosure, late 12th century. (Illustration: Tom Chandler, Mike Yeates, Chandara Ung and Brent McKee, Monash University, 2021) Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was one of the most populated cities in the world from the 9th to 15th centuries CE. That said, archaeologists have struggled with knowing just how many people actually lived there. A comprehensive new study may have finally answered the question, affirming the ancient city as a bustling metro...